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Pressure grows on France after Champions League CCTV footage deleted
AFP, Published on 10/06/2022
» PARIS: Pressure was growing Friday on French authorities after the surprise revelation CCTV footage from the Stade de France during the Champions League final last month has been deleted, with critics alleging a deliberate cover-up.
Conflict zone to slalom for India's only Beijing Olympian
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» NEW DELHI: At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometres from the Line of Control that divides the disputed, conflict-ridden region of Kashmir.
Chaos, controversy at Cup of Nations as Mali, Gambia and Ivory Coast all win
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» DOUALA: There were chaotic scenes at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as Mali beat Tunisia in a game marred by controversy when the referee blew the final whistle before the 90 minutes had been played.
200 passengers to leave Kabul in first airlift since US pullout
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» KABUL - Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, were set to leave Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.
Vietnam F1 Grand Prix gets go-ahead despite virus fears
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix will take place in Hanoi in April as planned, organisers told AFP on Tuesday, avoiding the fate of the Chinese Grand Prix which was postponed over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
Brazil to boost Olympics security after Nice attack
AFP, Published on 16/07/2016
» BRASíLIA - Brazil said Friday it will bolster security for next month's Olympics in Rio following the truck attack in the French city of Nice.
Brazil to boost Olympics security after Nice attack: officials
AFP, Published on 15/07/2016
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's interim president will hold an emergency meeting with cabinet ministers Friday to bolster security for next month's Olympics, officials said after a suspected terrorist attack in the French city of Nice.
Euro 2016 kicks off despite strikes, terror threat
AFP, Published on 10/06/2016
» PARIS - The Euro 2016 football championships kicks off in France on Friday under unprecedented security and with President Francois Hollande vowing to take decisive action to stop strikes hitting the showpiece event.
Wounded in bombing, Iraq girl now rising table tennis star
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» BAQUBA (IRAQ) - Twelve-year-old Iraqi Nejla Imad holds a white table tennis ball against her bat with her thumb, flicks it into the air and sends it bouncing over the net.
Stade de France Six Nations security strengthened
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» PARIS - Security at the Stade de France will be beefed up for France's home Six Nations matches starting with Italy next Saturday in the wake of November's terror attacks.